| TAVARES | R&B group noted for their hit song Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel (7) |
| INDEEP | Post-disco group noted for their hit song Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (6) |
| AVERAGE | ____ White Band, Scottish funk band noted for their hit Pick Up The Pieces (7) |
| MIX | Female pop group Little ___, known for their hit song Black Magic (3) |
| SISTER | Swing Out ____, pop group noted for their hits Breakout and Surrender (6) |
| BRYAN | With 36-Across Summer of '69 singer with the 1985 song Heaven |
| ELO | Band initials missing from their hit song "_vi_ W_man" |
| DEBARGE | U.S. Motown group noted for their 1985 hit song Rhythm Of The Night (7) |
| FRANKIE | ____ Goes To Hollywood, 1980s pop group noted for their singles Relax and The Power of Love (7) |
| JOURNEY | American rock band famed for their hit Don't Stop Believin' (7) |
| POINTER | The ___ Sisters, U.S. girl group noted for hits including Automatic and Jump (For My Love) (7) |
| CARLYLE | The ___ Group (noted private equity firm) |
| BLACKBOX | Italian house music group noted for their song Ride On Time that was a UK No. 1 hit in 1989 (5,3) |
| ALLSAINTS | English-Canadian girl group noted for their song Never Ever released in 1997 (3,6) |
| AQUA | Danish-Norwegian Europop music group noted for their 1997 UK No 1 hit Barbie Girl (4) |
| MELVIN | Harold ____ & The Blue Notes, group noted for their song If You Don't Know Me By Now (6) |
| SUPREMES | The ____, U.S. girl group noted for their 1964 song Baby Love (8) |
| BACKSTREETBOYS | Vocal group noted for their 1999 song I Want It That Way (10,4) |
| PREFABSPROUT | Pop group noted for their 1988 song The King Of Rock 'N' Roll (6,6) |
| DREAM | Pop group noted for their 1994 No. 1 hit Things Can Only Get Better (6) |
